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[GMIC] Vimention Uses Maps to See Where the Action Is

[GMIC] Vimention Uses Maps to See Where the Action Is

[Translate] From Finland, Vimention is a start-up that wants to let people see what is happening anywhere in real time. Using Google Maps, people can post comments and pictures that will show up on the map. Later users will be able to post video too. A use case for example could be, during the London...
[GMIC] Phewtick Gives You Money, Just for Meeting New People

[GMIC] Phewtick Gives You Money, Just for Meeting New People

[Translate] From Japan, Phewtick is a very interesting mobile app that earns you real cash just for meeting people. But why would they pay you, just for meeting people? The Phewtick team believes that meeting new people enriches your life. New people have the opportunity to grow into your best friend or lover, who knows?...
[GMIC] Between: A Private Social Network for Couples, More Users Than Pair

[GMIC] Between: A Private Social Network for Couples, More Users Than Pair

[Translate] One of the biggest apps creating buzz around the Silicon Valley is the private mobile social network for couples, called Pair, which has secured funding from SV Angel and David Morin, founder of Path.  But Pair could very well be a clone or copy of South Korean app, Between, which launched in February 2011...
[GMIC] Evernote's Amazing Success Story with CEO Phil Libin

[GMIC] Evernote’s Amazing Success Story with CEO Phil Libin

[Translate] At the G-Startup stage, Phil Libin told of his entrepreneurial journey. Evernote is a way to capture thoughts and ideas and access it from anywhere through a computer or mobile. The five year old company is now valued at US$1 billion and has over ten million users worldwide. Libin was born in Russia and...

[GMIC] Asian Start-up Ecosystems: The Challenges from Australia, Indonesia, India and China

[Translate] Here at GMIC 2012, Richard Robinson from Youlu is moderating a panel of speakers from the greater Asian region. Entrepreneurs from Australia, China, Indonesia, India and Thailand each gave their insights into what the start-up environment is like in each country. Famous Australian entrepreneur and Founder of Kogan Technologies, a maker of electronics, spoke about his...
[Compass Club] Learn about Mobile Gaming from the founders of RedAtoms Sat May 5 10am-12pm

[Compass Club] Learn about Mobile Gaming from the founders of RedAtoms Sat May 5 10am-12pm

[Translate] The Compass Club China, a close-knit community of mainly returnee Chinese entrepreneurs based in Beijing is organizing another event tomorrow. The founders of RedAtoms, David Liu and Jeremy Lin will teach people about mobile gaming. RedAtoms is a VC-invested social game developer and publisher that operates in China, Japan and other Asian countries. They are the company...
Last Day For Early Bird Ideas Mesh Up Workshop Registration, Prizes and Bragging Rights to Be Won

Last Day For Early Bird Ideas Mesh Up Workshop Registration, Prizes and Bragging Rights to Be Won

[Translate] Tomorrow we will be holding our first Ideas MeshUp Workshop in Beijing. Held in English, the workshop is aimed at bringing entrepreneurial people together to share their cool ideas for a mobile app to make life easier and better in China. To kick off the session, Peng T. Ong, a Partner of GSR Ventures...
Mobile Monday Beijing: International Entrepreneurs from Asia, May 14th

Mobile Monday Beijing: International Entrepreneurs from Asia, May 14th

[Translate] Our partners at Orange Labs are organizing the next Mobile Monday. The topic is on ‘International Entrepreneurs’ in the internet and mobile field. As globalization has made the world smaller, Asian neighbors have more reason to collaborate and learn from each other. Everyone talks about China, but South East Asia is a growing force...
[Event] Let’s Talk About Digital Music in China

[Event] Let’s Talk About Digital Music in China

[Translate] Over the course of the last ten years, we’ve seen that CDs are dying, or, already dead. Yet, digitized music hasn’t delivered on its expectation to reign the realm in China. Even from hindsight it’s hard to argue whether iTunes Store is the best or worst thing ever happened to modern recording industry, but...
Mobile Monday: Experiencing Mobile Reading, April 23rd

Mobile Monday: Experiencing Mobile Reading, April 23rd

[Translate]   The whole publishing industry has been strongly affected by smart devices and new content distribution channels with them. More and more people are turning to smart devices as their major means of reading and getting information. Books count as a major app category in Apple AppStore; and the iPhone/iPad Newsstand opened a door for...
CHINICT Conference Bringing the World’s Tech Rising Stars and Leaders, 24-25 May [Discount Code Available]

CHINICT Conference Bringing the World’s Tech Rising Stars and Leaders, 24-25 May [Discount Code Available]

[Translate] Carrying on the vision of showing the world, ‘China is becoming bigger than Silicon Valley, both as a hotbed for innovations of global impact & as a magnet for entrepreneurs’, the 8thAnnual CHINICT conference will be held in Beijing over May 24th and 25th 2012.  We are indeed gearing up for this year’s tech...
A Few More Spots for Start-ups to Pitch Angel Investors at BizSpark MEGA Angel Investment Forum, April 17th

A Few More Spots for Start-ups to Pitch Angel Investors at BizSpark MEGA Angel Investment Forum, April 17th

[Translate] The  BizSpark MEGA Angel Investment Forum organized by China Entrepreneurs is around the corner, next Tuesday 17th April. Since the deadline is approaching, there are few more spots open for strong tech startups to pitch a panel of investors. The condition is that startups must be operating for 3 years or less.    ...